Chapter 183 – Helping the Guild as a Multi-Talented Awakener
We traveled together in Cross Guild Seo Harin’s vehicle as a supporter for the guild’s promotion.
“We’ve arrived. Get off.”
I got out of the vehicle at her words.
It felt like I was inside the city center with flashing lights everywhere.
Perhaps because it was starting to get dark, the city center was full of Leon signs.
“This way.”
As I followed Seo Ha-rin, who was wearing a suit, the narrow street was full of advertising placards that looked like some sort of phone sales event.
When I looked closely, the placards were all job advertisements for cross guilds looking for guild members.
It seemed like even this shabby method was being used as 70 guild members disappeared.
-Knock.
So I went into the building and knocked on the door that was filled with advertisements.
“Welcome.”
I could hear a man’s voice coming from inside.
It was clear that he was probably the master of the Cross Guild, Park Pyo-hwan.
Seo Ha-rin immediately opened the door and went inside.
“Here I am, Master.”
“Is it already shift time?”
A furry man whose dark circles have come down to this level.
He looked truly pitiful, considering he was the master of the second-ranked guild.
“Yes, a volunteer came today. Please go in and get some rest.”
“Jiwon? Ah. That guy from back then.”
Park Pyo-hwan yawned and glanced at me.
Then he reached out his hand to me.
“Thank you for coming to support me at such a late hour. A lot of her troublesome guys will be here when I’m gone. Please protect her.”
I don’t know what I’m doing, but I straightened his hand.
It was clear that everything was for Seo Ha-rin.
“You don’t have to worry.”
“Then. I’ll sleep for a bit.”
Just like that, Gilma Park Pyo-hwan went out through the door I came in through.
“Please sit down.”
“Yes.”
When Gilma left, he went and sat down on a shabby chair.
“But… What are you doing here?”
“We are recruiting cross guild members here.”
“Not at the guild house?”
“He shut down the whole house because the guild wasn’t working.”
“Ah.”
Seo Ha-rin’s words reminded me of a guild house with the lights off.
I guess the guild stopped working because there were no guild members, so electricity and other maintenance costs all stopped.
“So, I set up an office here, which is relatively cheap, and am I gathering hunters.”
Perhaps because they have been hit hard, they seem to be trying to save as little as possible to prevent spending.
“Are there any guild members left?”
“The rest are B-class… C-class… There are about 160 prospects… The guild’s financial situation is emergency right now, so they are all locked up at the gate.”
“Ah. So that’s why you asked me for support.”
After looking around the three guilds, it seemed like Cross Guild viewed me as an ordinary applicant.
“… That’s true, but I also want you to join our guild.”
It was my mistake.
I guess it’s difficult to just see me as a mere applicant.
Well, it was foolish for the guild not to encourage him to join when there was a multi-talented awakened person right in front of him.
“I’m sorry. I have no intention of joining the guild.”
“It’s a shame… If you came in, it would definitely get better publicity. The failed S-class gate also has potential…”
Seo Ha-rin seemed to have already known that I would refuse, with barely any change in her expression.
“So… Are you still gathering guild members here?”
“That’s right. Gilma and I are working in two shifts and continuing to gather applicants.”
“…”
Since it was a major accident, it was seen that people were struggling to avoid falling.
It looks a little pitiful.
“Then.”
“You can protect me here with the horse.”
“Guarding it?”
-Boom!
Suddenly the office door opened and people who looked like gangsters came in, chewing gum.
“What, where has that damned street bastard gone?”
“Gilma went to rest.”
“Oh really? So your sister will take her place?”
“That’s right? What brought you here?”
“It’s obvious even if you don’t look at it! Give me the money! It’s my money!”
As soon as the thugs came in, they shouted at them to give up the money.
I heard that Cross Guild’s financial condition was not good, but I wondered if they had even touched black money.
“Didn’t you say that the money you lent would last until next year? Just wait.”
“I’ve changed my mind. Bring back the money I gave you! I have some use for it too.”
“Dirty.”
“What? Look at this sister? Hey! I lent her money, and now she’s saying it’s dirty~”
“Kkeukkeuk. You’re such a badass sister, bro.”
“That’s right, you’re so rude~”
Just looking at the cancer, these gangsters looked like they were just here to cause chaos.
“I made it clear. I will repay you by next year. So, go back.”
“I just suffered mental damage because I said it was dirty. What should I do? I think there will be an additional charge~ Cross Guild Sister.”
Haha!”
This is Seo Ha-rin, who was completely made fun of.
The leader gangster approaches Seo Ha-rin.
She said softly, running her dirty fingers through her dark hair.
“Sister. I think I can repay compensation for mental damage with this great body, right? Isn’t that right, kids?”
“Of course, brother~”
I had no choice but to get up from her chair when I saw the thugs targeting her body.
“Don’t cross the line, guys.”
“What are you again? Ah,~ Are you an aspiring hunter who is receiving counseling here?”
The gangsters didn’t even know if I existed or not.
“Hey, wannabe. Don’t join a guild like this. I’m telling you this as an older brother.”
“Why? It’s the second-ranked guild, so anyone would want to join it, right?”
“Second place guild? Haha! It’s because the power guild rankings aren’t tallied right now~ Cross guild will fly out of the top 10 next week, you idiot.”
Haha!”
“You might not know because you’re an aspirant. Brother~”
For a group of gangsters, I knew a lot of information.
After listening to their words, I felt like I now understood why this situation arose.
Just looking at it, I could see that the cross guild was being kept in check by other guilds.
Cross Guild suffered a major blow. At this point, I was certain that the surrounding guilds had hired those thugs to bite their heads off.
When they lent money, they might have laughed at first and told them to cheer up, but now that Cross Guild’s situation is getting worse, they may have changed their mind and opened up wounds.
‘It’s scary. The guild ecosystem.’
“If I told you, don’t join here and get out of here. Or do you also want to see this sister’s body? Kkekekeke.”
I looked at the blue dragon floating in the air at the gangsters’ unstoppable actions.
-Cheongryong, there are a lot of dirty guys. Wash it and send it out.
“Huh? Um! Okay!”
Let’s tell Cheongryong what to do with blood sharing.
I immediately opened my arms.
Then, a waterway appeared in the center of the office.
“Ugh! What. What are you doing? Buuuuu. Ooooo!
The gangsters were trapped in a round water bubble and were kicked out the office door one by one.
The office became quiet like that.
“For something like this, we needed volunteers.”
“I won’t say no.”
Those thugs must come here several times a day.
The intention is to somehow disrupt the recruitment of guild members and bring down the cross guild.
“Who on earth does something like this?”
“It’s probably everything below the 3rd place guild. I’m more thankful than that. As expected from Gilma, you have considerable skills.”
“That’s not important right now.”
“Don’t worry. I’m a hunter too. If you had come closer just now, I would have solved it.”
“… Okay.”
Seo Ha-rin seemed to have completely accepted this situation and sat down as if nothing had happened.
“How long do I have to do this?”
“We need to do this until 160 people grow to Grade A or higher… And about 70 new people join.”
“Is it as easy as it sounds? I think it will take decades at best.”
“There is nothing we can do. We will not be the second-ranked cross guild right now, but as the man said earlier, we will be a guild that falls outside the top 10, or even lower than that.”
Seo Ha-rin seemed to predict the future to some extent.
Even though anyone could see the future going to hell, she did not run away and sat here.
It seems like there are good memories and precious things in Cross Guild.
No matter how bad the situation was, he did not give up.
Is she not a 5-star beauty for nothing?
Even when the world around her shakes, her heart is strong.
Even if a man fails, she will be a beauty who will be by his side and protect him till the end.
In addition to her outstanding appearance, I couldn’t help but fall in love with her unyielding will.
“Is there no other way than to hire new employees?”
“You know. If we clear the S-class dungeon that we failed in, the 70 people who disappeared might come back… Hehe… It’s just impossible. Only the aces of our guild went in, and only Gilma and I came back alive. That’s the only way that doesn’t exist. This is it.”
“Clear the S-class gate.”
It was said that if the failed gate dungeon was cleared, Seo Ha-rin would no longer have to be bullied by these scum.
“Mr. Seo Ha-rin. If you can clear the failed S-class dungeon… What can you do for me?”
“Huh? It’s absolutely impossible. We, the second-ranked guild, failed.”
“What if. If it’s possible.”
“If it were possible, I would give everything I have.”
“Is that so.”
When Seo Ha-rin said that she could do anything, I couldn’t help but smile.
“Where is that S-class gate that failed?”
“What are you going to do with that?”
“I’ll try to be careful if I have to go nearby. Haha.”
“You will know right away when you get nearby. It is a border area, so there is a danger fence nearby.”
“Aha. I see. It’s a dangerous fence… Can I go to the bathroom for a moment?”
“… Yes. Well… It’s on the first floor, so please go there.”
I laughed at her words and left, holding the doorknob of her office.
And then I immediately picked up the phone that Teacher Yera gave me.
“Yes, Teacher Yera. I heard that there is a dangerous fence around the S-class gate. Do you know where it is? Yes, yes. The fence is damaged and needs assistance to be repaired. Aha. You are sending me the location? I understand~”
I saw the map that Teacher Yera had sent me appear on the hologram phone.
“It’s pretty close? Is it over there?”
I passed the bathroom and headed towards the failed S-class gate.
